Americans approve of President Barack Obama in slightly greater numbers than a month ago, but on certain issues — especially domestic ones — they are far less kind in their assessments of him, according to two new polls.

Obama’s approval rating in a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday is 51 percent, 1 percentage point higher than a month ago and well within the poll’s margin of error. Meanwhile, his disapproval rate fell from 47 percent in January to 46 percent.

In October, his approval rating was at a low of 43 percent.

Those polled also expressed slightly more optimism than in January: Thirty-eight percent believe the country is on the right track, while 57 percent say it’s headed in the wrong direction. Last month, 36 percent said the country was on the right track, and 59 percent said it was on the wrong track.

But even as Obama’s overall numbers strengthen, a Gallup Poll also released Wednesday finds the president struggling to gain support for some of his policies.

Though he is trying hard to sell his approaches on the deficit and the economy, the Gallup survey showed few are buying: Sixty-eight percent disapprove of his handling of the national debt, while six in 10 don’t like his economic management.

Thirty-seven percent of Americans said they back his economic policies, while 60 percent said they disapprove. But the view is polarized: Nine percent of Republicans, 32 percent of independents and 68 percent of Democrats say they support his handling of the economy.